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on abc7's "washington weekly," president obama attend a memorial for the miners killed and the west virginia explosion. >>> trapped in the trance of their shopping routine, some people don't notice the difference between meat and mystery when they enter... ...the frozen zone is it real chicken? or something else? some chicken nuggets and tenders look like they have mystery meat. with my perdue frozen nuggets, there is no mystery. just real all-white meat, made with 100% natural ingredients, no fillers, no preservatives, and a delicious taste your family will love. perdue frozen chicken. all-white meat. no mystery. >>> taking a look at tonight's top stories, president obama attended a memorial in west virginia for the 29: miners killed in the deadly explosion earlier this month. the president promised family members and friends that americans would honor those who died by improving safety in coal mines. >>> people in the south are cleaning up the damage left by deadly tornadoes. twisters touched down in seven states, killing at least 10 people. mississippi was the hardest hit by the storm, wh
on abc7's "washington weekly," president obama attend a memorial for the miners killed and the west virginia explosion. >>> trapped in the trance of their shopping routine, some people don't notice the difference between meat and mystery when they enter... ...the frozen zone is it real chicken? or something else? some chicken nuggets and tenders look like they have mystery meat. with my perdue frozen nuggets, there is no mystery. just real all-white meat, made with 100%...
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a virginia man claims he really stepped in it in petsmart. hurting his back, hitting his head, knock out four his false teeth. not to men the need for a new pair of shoes. he says the store which invites animals on leashes failed to perform its pooper scooper duties. petsmart denies negligence, but the plaintiff is suing for a million dollars. should he get it? let's ask our panel arthur aidala and mark eiglarsh. >> number two in aisle four? i'm done. megyn: this is a career high for me. it's going on a resume tape. does this man have a case? >> he does have a case. a negligence case is duty and a breach of duty. i didn't realize i was saying that. it's the first day of law school you learn that. duty, breach of duty. they had a duty to make sure the aisle is safe. from all times of things that can injure somebody. they breached that duty when the dog did duty and nobody immediately cleaned it up and he slipped and hurt -- he knocked out his teeth and he has some real injuries. he will get -- he will get money. megyn: mark, there was duty. >>
a virginia man claims he really stepped in it in petsmart. hurting his back, hitting his head, knock out four his false teeth. not to men the need for a new pair of shoes. he says the store which invites animals on leashes failed to perform its pooper scooper duties. petsmart denies negligence, but the plaintiff is suing for a million dollars. should he get it? let's ask our panel arthur aidala and mark eiglarsh. >> number two in aisle four? i'm done. megyn: this is a career high for me....
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beckly, west virginia, 36 degrees. so that is that cold air. that is why our temperature, our high today is going to be 30 degrees lower than it was just two days ago. two or three days ago. here is your planner for today. morning clouds but we'll see sunshine this afternoon. high only about 60 or 61 degrees today. and breezy. i'll give you more details on the forecast coming up in just a little bit. >> thank you. >>> let's check in with julie wright and find out how the roads are this morning. >> they're not looking so bad right now. we are northbound along route 5. we are picking up furniture, believe it or not. we do have reports that a truck lost a load of bedroom furniture along northbound 4 at brian town road. they are out there trying to retrieve the articles. be very careful there. northbound 5 there. no other stents to report at the wilson bridge. traffic running smoothly there. southbound along 270, lanes are open leaving rockville headed out towards the split. the main line as well as the local lanes moving at speed. no problems now
beckly, west virginia, 36 degrees. so that is that cold air. that is why our temperature, our high today is going to be 30 degrees lower than it was just two days ago. two or three days ago. here is your planner for today. morning clouds but we'll see sunshine this afternoon. high only about 60 or 61 degrees today. and breezy. i'll give you more details on the forecast coming up in just a little bit. >> thank you. >>> let's check in with julie wright and find out how the roads...
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you're about to see live pictures right now, actually, out of west virginia. this is where a memorial service will be taking place this hour for the 29 people killed in this month's coal mine explosion. the worst u.s. mine disaster in 40 years. president barack obama is delivering the eulogy. he will be momentarily. we will be joining that jeweulo as it happens roughly about 30 minutes from now and bring that to you live. obviously, the president will also be meeting with family members of those miners who were killed in that explosion. >>> the other major story we're following for you, this hour tornado devastation in the south. mississippi's governor calls it utter obliteration in some places including his hometown. alabama was also hit hard and fast. >> talked to my dad on the phone. he said, son, they say it's coming right downtown. just as he said that, it lightened off in the distance and i could see the wall cloud and see the funnel cloud drop down. i said, dad, it's not -- it is coming through downtown. >> here's what's happening right now as a result
you're about to see live pictures right now, actually, out of west virginia. this is where a memorial service will be taking place this hour for the 29 people killed in this month's coal mine explosion. the worst u.s. mine disaster in 40 years. president barack obama is delivering the eulogy. he will be momentarily. we will be joining that jeweulo as it happens roughly about 30 minutes from now and bring that to you live. obviously, the president will also be meeting with family members of...
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. >>> a senate hearing be held tomorrow on that deadly west virginia mine explosion. on sunday, president obama and vice president biden attended a memorial service for the 29 miners in buckley, west virginia. the president told the miners' families that he would work for safer mining work environments. >> we cannot bring back the 29 men we lost. they're with the lord now. our task here on earth is to save lives from being lost in another such tragedy. to do what we must do individually and collectively to assure safe conditions underground. >> a preliminary report says the cause of the blast was a buildup of methane gas or coal dust. >>> before he traveled to west virginia, the president was in north carolina. an armed man who was spotted at the airport as the president was leaving is under arrest. 23-year-old joseph sean mcvey of ohio was charged with a misdemeanor. police saw mcvey in a parking lot getting out of his car with a side arm. he was not near the president's plane, which had just departed. authorities said he had formulas for rifle scopes. he's being hel
. >>> a senate hearing be held tomorrow on that deadly west virginia mine explosion. on sunday, president obama and vice president biden attended a memorial service for the 29 miners in buckley, west virginia. the president told the miners' families that he would work for safer mining work environments. >> we cannot bring back the 29 men we lost. they're with the lord now. our task here on earth is to save lives from being lost in another such tragedy. to do what we must do...
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steve centanni leads our coverage in west virginia. steve, what are you learning this morning there? >> well, the most heartbreaking part of the story is of course the families, as you just heard. we talked to several of them just a few minute the ago, one woman whose father was in the mine for many years, was just about to retire, would have reached retirement age in a matter of months and was looking forward to traveling, another woman whose brother was in the mine and still hasn't heard from the mine company, massey energy corporation. a couple of the family members saying they were not notified one way or the other about the fate of their loved ones, and they're still waiting to hear. that could be because of the confusion about which four people might still be alive. there are four people unaccounted for, 25 confirmed dead, but four people unaccounted for, which could mean they're still alive, which could be the reason that the coal company has not notified some of the families definitively. but there is this shred of hope. some o
steve centanni leads our coverage in west virginia. steve, what are you learning this morning there? >> well, the most heartbreaking part of the story is of course the families, as you just heard. we talked to several of them just a few minute the ago, one woman whose father was in the mine for many years, was just about to retire, would have reached retirement age in a matter of months and was looking forward to traveling, another woman whose brother was in the mine and still hasn't...
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proclamation declaring april confederate history month in virginia. bob mcdonnell issued that proclamation, he said to promote tourism in the state in advance of the 150th anniversary of the start of the civil war. virginia was the capital of the confederacy then and a major civil war battleground. but the declaration left out anti-slavery. it agrees it is important to for all virginians to understand the institution of slavery led to this war and was an evil and inhumane practice. >>> d.c. public school teachers could get a dramatic pay raise and tougher work standards if a new union contract is approved. the tentative contract comes after more than two years of sometimes bitter negotiations. it would raise the average teacher's salary by 20% over five years to $81,000. teachers could also earn bonuses for high student achievement. school chancellor michelle reid would retain the power to dismiss teachers based on their performance. members of the teachers' union and d.c. council will have to approve before it can go into effect. >>> coming up, a liv
proclamation declaring april confederate history month in virginia. bob mcdonnell issued that proclamation, he said to promote tourism in the state in advance of the 150th anniversary of the start of the civil war. virginia was the capital of the confederacy then and a major civil war battleground. but the declaration left out anti-slavery. it agrees it is important to for all virginians to understand the institution of slavery led to this war and was an evil and inhumane practice. >>>...
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central virginia, now into the mid 60s. it is only near 40 now out of the mountains of western maryland and west virginia. out there, too, they can have scattered frost tomorrow morning. overnight tonight, partly cloudy. near 50 by late evening. then by dawn tomorrow, upper 30s, metro area. and then by 9:00 should be back into the upper 40s saturday. here is tomorrow's forecast bright and sunny. light to bit of a blustery north west wind. tomorrow diminish during the afternoon as we reach the mid 60s. sunday, partly cloudy, 70. cooler monday and tuesday with the northeast breeze. highs in the 60s. morning lows in the 40s. and for the midm and end of the week, it looks like it will stay dry. bit milder. we should make it into the upper 60s to near 70 by thursday. and friday. that's the way it looks now. >> thank you, tom. >>> she was one much most important american artists of the last century. >> wendy rieger joins news our newsroom with a preview of when she is working on for "news4 at 5:00." hey, wendy. >> hi. i got to go
central virginia, now into the mid 60s. it is only near 40 now out of the mountains of western maryland and west virginia. out there, too, they can have scattered frost tomorrow morning. overnight tonight, partly cloudy. near 50 by late evening. then by dawn tomorrow, upper 30s, metro area. and then by 9:00 should be back into the upper 40s saturday. here is tomorrow's forecast bright and sunny. light to bit of a blustery north west wind. tomorrow diminish during the afternoon as we reach the...
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mid 50s throughout much of virginia and southeastern virginia. mid 50s. a clear sky will be with us throughout the rest of the day with high pressure over the region. so a sunny mild afternoon, not as breezy as it was over the weekend. still a bit of a blustery wind out of the northwest as highs climb into the mid 60s. we'll look at the weekend coming up in a few minutes. barbara. >> thank you. >>> and now steve hirschhorn has an update on our midday traffic. steve? >> we're going to start with the map. you can see three cones. two cork zones on the inner loop of the beltway on either side of the wilson bridge and inner loop at van doren street. in the other direction on the outer loop, also have roadwork there. let's switch you over to montgomery county. there's a work zone here. this is river road near bradley boulevard where you're alternating traffic one lane at a time. springfield not too bad. southbound 95 building back into that work zone. back to you. >> thank you, steve. >>> toyota agreed to pay a record $16.4 million for failing to properly noti
mid 50s throughout much of virginia and southeastern virginia. mid 50s. a clear sky will be with us throughout the rest of the day with high pressure over the region. so a sunny mild afternoon, not as breezy as it was over the weekend. still a bit of a blustery wind out of the northwest as highs climb into the mid 60s. we'll look at the weekend coming up in a few minutes. barbara. >> thank you. >>> and now steve hirschhorn has an update on our midday traffic. steve? >>...
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right through northern west virginia. that's associated with the weather front. it is a weak front but again moving away from our area. we will clear out later tonight and we will clear out and more sunshine tomorrow. one more dry day before we go into this pattern of wet weather across the area. there you can see some showers up around hagerstown. we had a few around fredericksburg. those are now gone. they made their way east and out of here. the big system that i talked about, look at this. producing snow showers, now some thunderstorms where some of that moisture is finally running north out of the gulf of mexico with drier air to the north and it will be producing more severe weather across the plains. let me take you to colorado right now. this is near the denver area. bennett, colorado, where you may think colorado got more snow. in fact, several inches of marble-sized hail around the area yesterday afternoon and these storms did cause flooding across state and you know what, more severe weather is expected there tomorrow. again, this is a big system. larg
right through northern west virginia. that's associated with the weather front. it is a weak front but again moving away from our area. we will clear out later tonight and we will clear out and more sunshine tomorrow. one more dry day before we go into this pattern of wet weather across the area. there you can see some showers up around hagerstown. we had a few around fredericksburg. those are now gone. they made their way east and out of here. the big system that i talked about, look at this....
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david kerley live in west virginia. thank you, david. >>> meanwhile, another developing story for you this morning from afghanistan. at least three u.s. troops and one civilian employee have been killed after an air force chopper crashed. it went down in zabul province. the troops were flying in a hybrid aircraft, with the characteristics of a chopper and an airplane. there's no immediate word on what caused the crash. >>> president obama has wrapped up two days of intnational diplomacy this morning. at this hour, he is on his way back to washington, after signing a new arms treaty with russia and hosting a dinner for eastern european allies. yunji de nies joins us this morning with the latest from prague. good morning, yunji. >> reporter: good morning, vinita. president obama left just moments ago. before he did, he had one last meeting with the czech president, where he thanked him for hosting the largest nuclear arms agreement in the last two decades. yet, president oma, along with russian president dmitry medvedev,
david kerley live in west virginia. thank you, david. >>> meanwhile, another developing story for you this morning from afghanistan. at least three u.s. troops and one civilian employee have been killed after an air force chopper crashed. it went down in zabul province. the troops were flying in a hybrid aircraft, with the characteristics of a chopper and an airplane. there's no immediate word on what caused the crash. >>> president obama has wrapped up two days of intnational...
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rescue teams back underground in west virginia trying to locate four missing coal miners. now that toxic gases have been vented out of that mine. >>> 89-year-old supreme court justice john paul stevens will be retiring this summer. stevens has served seven administrations and is known as one of the more liberal members on the court. >>> and bart stupak says he will not run for reelection after nearly 18 years in congress. now back to "lockup." >>> 100 mile east of prague are the more avian islands. considered the green heart of the nation interesting highland consist of small villages like this. population 420. an almost equal number of men live right next door in this medieval castle. the prison. >> filming here was extremely difficult in the sense that everywhere you turn, there is a beautiful shop and you want to stop and you want to, oh, there's another one. let's stop, set up, get another shot. we didn't have that kind of time. we had other elements in the story to capture and different people we wanted to talk to. but you could spend all day, two days, three days, ju
rescue teams back underground in west virginia trying to locate four missing coal miners. now that toxic gases have been vented out of that mine. >>> 89-year-old supreme court justice john paul stevens will be retiring this summer. stevens has served seven administrations and is known as one of the more liberal members on the court. >>> and bart stupak says he will not run for reelection after nearly 18 years in congress. now back to "lockup." >>> 100 mile...
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and the search for the trapped miners in west virginia and is in tragedy. new demands for answers about why it happened. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> hello, i'm jennifer donelan. mourners had gathered at the polish embassy. poland's presidenthis wife, and other government leaders died in an airplane crash and reword that the pilot was warned not toand because of dense fog. john gonzalez is live at the embassy with the developments. about the pish prime minister is calling this the worst peacetime disaster in the country's history. ironically, jennifer, a history being remembered this weekend. it was already a somber trip to begin with. poland's president lech kosinski, his wife, and dozens of officials were headed to russia to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the slaughter of " thousands of polish military officers by the secret police in world war ii. am i saw the airplane flying low. >> others recall the pilot attempting to land several times in heavy fog before crashing into the forest. >> they were very good f
and the search for the trapped miners in west virginia and is in tragedy. new demands for answers about why it happened. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> hello, i'm jennifer donelan. mourners had gathered at the polish embassy. poland's presidenthis wife, and other government leaders died in an airplane crash and reword that the pilot was warned not toand because of dense fog. john gonzalez is live at the embassy with the developments. about the...
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moving into virginia. and maryland at this hour. now, the radar is picking up one area of moderate to very heavy rain now. just to the west and north of hagerstown. these are some thunderstorms that are producing lightning and strong gusty winds. may be gust 40 to 50 miles per hour. heading off up into pennsylvania. this one is probably going to miss hagerstown. there is another smaller thundershower here. just to the northeast of winchester. and that's going to be moving on into jefferson county, west virginia. that's crossing into maryland, perhaps scooting through southern washington county. then heading out over into maybe frederick county. wider view of the radar showing another thundershower. far to our south now. this is right now in madison county. that will be moving into rappahannock county and far northern culpeper county. that may move into fauquier county in about another hour or so as well. but no severe storms. don't have any reports of severe weather with these. they are continuing to move towards us. it is all part
moving into virginia. and maryland at this hour. now, the radar is picking up one area of moderate to very heavy rain now. just to the west and north of hagerstown. these are some thunderstorms that are producing lightning and strong gusty winds. may be gust 40 to 50 miles per hour. heading off up into pennsylvania. this one is probably going to miss hagerstown. there is another smaller thundershower here. just to the northeast of winchester. and that's going to be moving on into jefferson...
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will thomas is in west virginia for us. he has the latest now from west virginia. >> reporter: good morning. we are here on the scene about 0 miles south of charleston at the upper big branch mine. again, just outside of charleston. right now, we have the latest figures on the victims. the west virginia governor says 5 fatalities, four are unacted for and of the 5 dead, only seven have been identified so far. a large build-up of methane inside the mine triggered a huge explosion and this resulted again in 25 fatalities. now, as many as 40 rescuers went inside the mine to try to make rescues and four are unbeinged for. they pulled the rescuers out because of the large build-up of methane and carbon monoxide. the governor told me he does believe there could be a chamber near these four men that would allow them to breathe what they call clean air away from this methane. so that is the hope. they are telling families this is hope but rescuers are not inside right now and hire is further explanation on why they had to be pulled
will thomas is in west virginia for us. he has the latest now from west virginia. >> reporter: good morning. we are here on the scene about 0 miles south of charleston at the upper big branch mine. again, just outside of charleston. right now, we have the latest figures on the victims. the west virginia governor says 5 fatalities, four are unacted for and of the 5 dead, only seven have been identified so far. a large build-up of methane inside the mine triggered a huge explosion and this...
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we're waiting on the news coverayou n west virginia on the coverayou n west virginia on the mine disaster. whenor a it does we'll go live. call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today. but my doctor told me that most calcium supplements... aren't absorbed properly unless taken with food. he recommended citracal. it's different -- it's calcium citrate, so it can be absorbed with or without food. citracal. continuing to wait for the news conference -- it's over here. when it does, we'll take you live. a leading hurricane forecasting team predicts above average number of hurricanes in the athletic ocean. it begins in june but doesn't get going until august. ate hurricanes, four of which will be major. rick, i giggle because -- these things are never right. >> be careful when you say it doesn't beginning in august. >> it begins in june but august is the peak. >> august and september is the peak. another peak in october but you can get something in june that can cause problems. we've seen that happen. that's why t
we're waiting on the news coverayou n west virginia on the coverayou n west virginia on the mine disaster. whenor a it does we'll go live. call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today. but my doctor told me that most calcium supplements... aren't absorbed properly unless taken with food. he recommended citracal. it's different -- it's calcium citrate, so it can be absorbed with or without food. citracal. continuing...
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jim axelrod is in charleston, west virginia. >> reporter: at a memorial this afternoon, west virginia's governor tried to soothe the spirits broken by the nation's deadliest mining disaster in 40 years. >> when someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure. we have 29 treasures. 29 treasures. >> reporter: an army of pastors has been busy at church as much ass and funerals across the state since saturday morning when west virginia's worst fears were confirmed and the last four missing miners were found dead. >> we did not receive the miracle that we prayed for. >> reporter: it turns out rescue workers had walked right past three of the four missing miners' bodies in their very first trip into the mine, right after the explosion a week ago. >> there was so much smoke and the conditions were so dire at that time with dust in the air that they apparently bypassed the three bodies that were on the ground. >> reporter: the u.s. attorney for west virginia today announced his office stands ready, willing, and able to pursue any criminal violations that a federal investigation
jim axelrod is in charleston, west virginia. >> reporter: at a memorial this afternoon, west virginia's governor tried to soothe the spirits broken by the nation's deadliest mining disaster in 40 years. >> when someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure. we have 29 treasures. 29 treasures. >> reporter: an army of pastors has been busy at church as much ass and funerals across the state since saturday morning when west virginia's worst fears were confirmed...
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to virginia beach to norfolk, you do need your umbrella this morning. it should be beautiful this morning. northern plains look pretty good. at least for today denver should be good, and much of texas should be okay, but there will be scattered strong storms as we go throughout the next couple of afternoons. that's a quick look at your wednesday forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. salt lake city, utah, this morning has been seeing some stormy weather mostly to the north of you. so in the rockies, it's kind of the worst of the weather today. raleigh, north carolina, showers and storms also for you. well, we'll take a look at where more of that wet weather is located when i come back. >> all right. thank you, bill. >>> well, apple delivers, delta sees brighter skies, and proof you really can advertise anywhere. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, talk about therapy material, kim kardashian wishes she hadn't posed for "playboy" and blames her mom. >>> the celtics roll without kevin garnett, the ne
to virginia beach to norfolk, you do need your umbrella this morning. it should be beautiful this morning. northern plains look pretty good. at least for today denver should be good, and much of texas should be okay, but there will be scattered strong storms as we go throughout the next couple of afternoons. that's a quick look at your wednesday forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. salt lake city, utah, this morning has been seeing some stormy weather mostly to the...
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>> absolutely, virginia. it's been great to meet our viewers face to face and see how these topics impact their lives each and every day. we have a segment called "100 things to taste," so it's been hard getting up for work. >> it's tough to be you, joe. i want to get back to the views on the street and ask you, you know, people not afraid to tell their opinions. were you surprised by that at all? >> each time we go out and do the segment we never know the responses we'll get from viewers. each time i'm surprised by the responses and opinionated they are about topics that affect their lives. >> in fact, we'd loov to hear from you. log on to facebook or you can send us an e-mail at cnn.com/hln. there's the question, should the post office stop delivering mail on saturday? let us know what you think. we'll share your responses later on. >>> now, take charge, your career. if you've been out of work for a few months and you do find a job, you are probably thrilled. good for you. but starting any new job is going
>> absolutely, virginia. it's been great to meet our viewers face to face and see how these topics impact their lives each and every day. we have a segment called "100 things to taste," so it's been hard getting up for work. >> it's tough to be you, joe. i want to get back to the views on the street and ask you, you know, people not afraid to tell their opinions. were you surprised by that at all? >> each time we go out and do the segment we never know the responses...
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diana alvear is in montcoal, west virginia. good morning, diana. >> reporter: vinita and todd, good morning. rescue teams and ambulances are standing by. all they're waiting for is an all-clear when it comes to air quality. the latest air samples taken from the mine are promising. >> we're out of the explosive range. >> reporter: if samples taken from the bottom of the bore hole are a match, rescue teams will deploy, descending five miles down into the mine. >> six teams going underground. two teams advancing, two at the fresh air base, and two teams as backup. >> reporter: the survival of the missing miners depends on one thing -- whether they made to it a refuge chamber. it sits 300 feet to the right of the first bore hole. but the trapped miners can only survive a maximum of 96 hours. massey energy, the owner of the mine, has a long and varied history of safety violations. two were issued the very day of the explosions. >> i'm very confident that the violations that he found in this area do not have anything to do with the e
diana alvear is in montcoal, west virginia. good morning, diana. >> reporter: vinita and todd, good morning. rescue teams and ambulances are standing by. all they're waiting for is an all-clear when it comes to air quality. the latest air samples taken from the mine are promising. >> we're out of the explosive range. >> reporter: if samples taken from the bottom of the bore hole are a match, rescue teams will deploy, descending five miles down into the mine. >> six teams...
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reporter: good evening, it was around 3:00 when an explosion rocked a coal mine in whitesville, west virginia. for a locator, that's about an hour south of the capital of charleston. a state mining official in west virginia confirms six miners are dead, 21 others still unaccounted for and may be trapped. rescue workers, we're told, are on the scene at the upper big branch south mine which is opened by massie energy's performance coal company. this disaster comes four years and a few months after tragedy of is the sago coal mine in the eastern part of west virginia. in that accident 12 miners were killed, one survived after an explosion likely caused by a lightning strike. after say go-- and this is important-- a number of safety changes were implemented. including requirements coal companies provide additional emergency air supplies, better communications, better equipment and tracking devices. at this point, we have no idea what caused today's accident but we will tell you there have been three fatalities in the last dozen or so years at the very same mine. harry? >> smith: bob orr in washin
reporter: good evening, it was around 3:00 when an explosion rocked a coal mine in whitesville, west virginia. for a locator, that's about an hour south of the capital of charleston. a state mining official in west virginia confirms six miners are dead, 21 others still unaccounted for and may be trapped. rescue workers, we're told, are on the scene at the upper big branch south mine which is opened by massie energy's performance coal company. this disaster comes four years and a few months...
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25 miners died at the explosion in west virginia. now crews are cleaning -- clinging to hope the remaining miners have survived. >> their families are facing a harrowing ordeal waiting to hear word on their loved ones. will, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. crews are now focused on drilling these ventilation holes to get rid of this methane that's built up so they can get rescuers back inside the mine and get to these four missing miners. they're digging about a thousand feet deep, a total of four holes and they're concentrating on an area that's about 20 feet wide by about a thousand feet long. officials tell us there is a chamber in this general area and if one or more of these missing miners were able to make it inside of this chamber and seal themselves off they could sur five for four days. >> the worst thing in the world we could do now is put rescue teams in harm's way. the bravest people in the world and the hardest working. but so, yeah, we want to make sure that they don't get themselves in a situation to whe
25 miners died at the explosion in west virginia. now crews are cleaning -- clinging to hope the remaining miners have survived. >> their families are facing a harrowing ordeal waiting to hear word on their loved ones. will, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. crews are now focused on drilling these ventilation holes to get rid of this methane that's built up so they can get rescuers back inside the mine and get to these four missing miners. they're digging about a...
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near 60, southern maryland through central virginia. latest wind gusts have been around 30 to 35 miles an hour. out of the northwest. now with the calm wind tonight under a clear sky, temperatures should plummet in the shenandoah valley to near or maybe below freezing. all those counties in blue. under a frost advisory that includes rockingham, shenandoah, page, augusta counties by dawn tomorrow. scattered frost around the pollen count still very high. it has been reduced by the rain last night. it is still mostly oak tree pollen. temperatures on the eastern shore, mid 50s now. richmond, 65. look how chilly it is in the mountains of western maryland, west virginia, low 40s. they have considerable cloudiness there. we will have these clouds dissipating overnight. temperature in buffalo, new york, only 35 there now. upstate michigan, upper 30s. big warmup under way through the central plains. that will be arriving here on sunday. here is the wide view. showing that front that came through last night with the storms. that's now raining in
near 60, southern maryland through central virginia. latest wind gusts have been around 30 to 35 miles an hour. out of the northwest. now with the calm wind tonight under a clear sky, temperatures should plummet in the shenandoah valley to near or maybe below freezing. all those counties in blue. under a frost advisory that includes rockingham, shenandoah, page, augusta counties by dawn tomorrow. scattered frost around the pollen count still very high. it has been reduced by the rain last...
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we could see large hail around pittsburgh, west virginia, areas of virginia itself when the cold front sweeps on through. now, as far as right now, tallahassee was hit pretty hard with some gusty winds and heavy rain and lightning this morning. now that is beginning to head out, valdosta has some pretty bad storms and further to the north up around is a vsavannah. this was a well predicted storm, we thought we'd have these large, destructive tornadoes. won't be the case today. but unfortunately sometimes the forecast did come true. >> unfortunately you had it pinpointed for yesterday. thank you very much, bill karins. >>> more live reports on the tornados that hit the southeast coming up later this hour. for the latest forecast and the weather where you are, you can head to weather.com. >>> coast guard officials in louisiana now say oil is leaking into the gulfs as a result of the massive rig that exploded last week. the well head on the ocean floor is releasing as much as 100,000 barrels of oil a day into the water. british petroleum is investigating how to stop that leak. >>> preside
we could see large hail around pittsburgh, west virginia, areas of virginia itself when the cold front sweeps on through. now, as far as right now, tallahassee was hit pretty hard with some gusty winds and heavy rain and lightning this morning. now that is beginning to head out, valdosta has some pretty bad storms and further to the north up around is a vsavannah. this was a well predicted storm, we thought we'd have these large, destructive tornadoes. won't be the case today. but unfortunately...
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supreme court justice after the west virginia courts had given a $50 million verdict against massey energy. secondly in terms of federal campaigns, our friends at the center for responsive politics, have compiled a list of more than $300,000 to federal candidates by massy, and hits political action commit aye action includes contributions to some of the high-profile candidates. finally there's the issue of the -- affecting the executive branch. during the latter part of the bush administration, it is head of the mine safety agency was a former executive richard stickler. he did find massy for violations, so it wasn't a one-sided record, but now you have the obama administration looking at that record, looking at the way that massey has tried to contest the many, many safety violations that hampton pearson mentioned in their report. of course, the mine workers union well comes that. >> thanks very much, john. we'll continue to follow of development it is. up next, will the fed raise rates this year? or will the central bank keeps rates low? i'll be talking with laura tyson when we co
supreme court justice after the west virginia courts had given a $50 million verdict against massey energy. secondly in terms of federal campaigns, our friends at the center for responsive politics, have compiled a list of more than $300,000 to federal candidates by massy, and hits political action commit aye action includes contributions to some of the high-profile candidates. finally there's the issue of the -- affecting the executive branch. during the latter part of the bush administration,...
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rescuers on the scene of a deadly mine explosion in raleigh county, west virginia. at least six people are confirmed dead. roughly two dozen miners are still trapped. we'll follow the breaking story and bring you updates throughout this hour on msnbc. >>> coming up, michael steele threw down the race card today and the white house is calling his bluff with a great comment. the reverend al sharpton will be here to break it down at the bottom of the hour. >>> plus, tiger is taking augusta by the tail. he was one smooth operator today in front of the reporters. he was a standup guy, i thought. staring down questions about performance-enhancing drugs and all of his personal issues. we'll get to that with steven a. smith tonight. he'll be here to see if he made the cut, that's coming up in the "playbook." >>> and a red state hater crash burns in the "zone." you won't want to miss this one. flirting with the taliban. what's that all about? stay with us. ♪ well, look who's here. it's ellen. hey, mayor white. how you doing? great. come on in. would you like to see our new
rescuers on the scene of a deadly mine explosion in raleigh county, west virginia. at least six people are confirmed dead. roughly two dozen miners are still trapped. we'll follow the breaking story and bring you updates throughout this hour on msnbc. >>> coming up, michael steele threw down the race card today and the white house is calling his bluff with a great comment. the reverend al sharpton will be here to break it down at the bottom of the hour. >>> plus, tiger is...
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. >>> the governor of west virginia now giving a press conference on the worst u.s. mine disaster in more than 20 years. in the town of montcoal, west virginia, at least 25 miners dead now in an explosion and four others are still missing. this mine is owned by massey energy which has had its share of osafety violations in recent years. hampton pearson has more now. >> hello, tyler. massey energy safety record will be scrutinized why the exact cause of this tragedy goes on. last year inspectors found more than 450 violations and fined massey in excess of $382,000 related to problems involving its ventilation equipment plan at the upper big branch mine where this latest tragedy has, in fact, occurred. the second time in four years coal miners has died. the death of two miners in 2006 triggered a then record $1.5 million fine from federal mine safety regulators. in the last three years massey the largest coal minor has been cited for multiple violations. a union mine safety expert says there's a reason those mines and others stay open. >> operators have learned that th
. >>> the governor of west virginia now giving a press conference on the worst u.s. mine disaster in more than 20 years. in the town of montcoal, west virginia, at least 25 miners dead now in an explosion and four others are still missing. this mine is owned by massey energy which has had its share of osafety violations in recent years. hampton pearson has more now. >> hello, tyler. massey energy safety record will be scrutinized why the exact cause of this tragedy goes on. last...
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yesterday we had record highs, check out charleston, west virginia, you were 91 deges yesterday. people were walking around in flip-flops and shortstops. 87 in syracuse, even burlington, vermont was up near 80 degrees. even down into the north carolina year going to see temperatures in the 80s. yesterday chicago and the great lakes you were in the 80s, today yoyou're back wh >>> good morning. i am news4 meteorologist, justin drabick. we are looking at warm temperatures again, and coolest along the water. and look at next week. upper 70s for opening day for the nation >>> we'll have your easter forest coming up a little later. >>> this is of course the day before easter, holy saturday. and at the vatican, there has been an unusual and provocative defense of the pope in the growing sexual abuse scandal. nbc's anne thompson is in rome this morning with more. anne, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, amy t vatican finds itself under growing criticism and this time it's coming from other religious leaders, the archbishop -- and st. peaint peter's basilica las night. pope benedict
yesterday we had record highs, check out charleston, west virginia, you were 91 deges yesterday. people were walking around in flip-flops and shortstops. 87 in syracuse, even burlington, vermont was up near 80 degrees. even down into the north carolina year going to see temperatures in the 80s. yesterday chicago and the great lakes you were in the 80s, today yoyou're back wh >>> good morning. i am news4 meteorologist, justin drabick. we are looking at warm temperatures again, and...
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crawling a little bit on 95 in virginia. delays out of woodbridge to get into springfield. metro rail reporting they are on normal service. back to alison and doug. >> thank you. >>> we are about 10 minutes from the next trip to the international space station. this is the shuttle discovery. liftoff is scheduled for 6:21 and it has been given the ok for launch. only four more shuttle flights remain. >>> 6:12, 50 four degrees. >> in the report about >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington," with doug mckelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van de graaff, weather, and lisa baden, traffic. this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>> in our top stories, the redskins have a new phase of the franchise. the team will get donovan mcnabb from the eagles in exchange for two draft picks. he has spent his entire nfl career in philadelphia. mike shanahan called mcnabb an accomplice quarterback who has a proven track record. at least two people have been dead as a result of a powerful earthquake in california. it damaged buildings in mexico. there are reports
crawling a little bit on 95 in virginia. delays out of woodbridge to get into springfield. metro rail reporting they are on normal service. back to alison and doug. >> thank you. >>> we are about 10 minutes from the next trip to the international space station. this is the shuttle discovery. liftoff is scheduled for 6:21 and it has been given the ok for launch. only four more shuttle flights remain. >>> 6:12, 50 four degrees. >> in the report about >> you are...
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took his wallet, his government id and his cell phone. >>> a theft in virginia. somebody stole the trunk of a car, but they left behind the rest of the vehicle and the valuables inside of the vehicle. all that they wanted was the trunk. so, we wanted to know why? >> reporter: this neighborhood it mostly quiet and residents have been able to keep a lid on crime. however, on tuesday morning -- a rude awakening. >> so, i came around to the back of the trunk. >> reporter: in fact, she did a double take. yes. the trunk was gone. >> what would be the purpose of stealing a trunk. nothing was disturbed. i had a suitcase, a tool set. my glove proxwas open. >> her honda is an item. the lid of the trunk higher. >> i had my car scratches. people who attempted to break in. now, it has escalated to the point. >> reporter: it is clear that the thieves knew what they came for. snipping wires, loosens bolts and taking the license plate off and leaving it and other valuables behind. >> there has been an increase of people stealing trunks, air bags, catalytic converters. >> reporte
took his wallet, his government id and his cell phone. >>> a theft in virginia. somebody stole the trunk of a car, but they left behind the rest of the vehicle and the valuables inside of the vehicle. all that they wanted was the trunk. so, we wanted to know why? >> reporter: this neighborhood it mostly quiet and residents have been able to keep a lid on crime. however, on tuesday morning -- a rude awakening. >> so, i came around to the back of the trunk. >> reporter:...
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and beyond in virginia, until 9:00 a.m. it's going to be hanging around for a while. 52 in washington, it's rather mild because of all the clouds, 48 degrees in salisbury. 48 in hagerstown and 45 in oakland. we're going to pick up again just a chance for an isolated shower as i mentioned to the next front. if we get anything, it will be about .10 of an inch of rainment and that will be in the afternoon hours at 2:00 p.m. it s going to be here and there. most of us won't be affected by the front. that is the culprit if we do see a shower at all. behind it more air will work in. we will see more sunshine behind it, too. with high pressure pushing into the area, we will see more sun and comfortable temperatures. the next frontal boundary, this is the one watching this is going to be the beginning of the a rainy period toward saturday night with a chance of showers. this low being blocked by high pressure up in the northeast is going to hang in here without anything to push it out completely. it will be blocked in place and ver
and beyond in virginia, until 9:00 a.m. it's going to be hanging around for a while. 52 in washington, it's rather mild because of all the clouds, 48 degrees in salisbury. 48 in hagerstown and 45 in oakland. we're going to pick up again just a chance for an isolated shower as i mentioned to the next front. if we get anything, it will be about .10 of an inch of rainment and that will be in the afternoon hours at 2:00 p.m. it s going to be here and there. most of us won't be affected by the...
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across west virginia and into the ohio valley. that area of low pressure is going to be coming down our way later on today, and before that we may see a little sun this morning. but overall, a cloudy day, some showers by midday and then perhaps some afternoon thunderstorms, some of which may be severe. could produce some hail and damaging winds. that would be from about 3:00 orr 4:00 in the afternoon all the way through perhaps early evening this evening. highs reaching near 70 before then. things should settle down by late this evening and by dawn tomorrow maybe lingering light showers. after that we ought to get sunshine back by tomorrow afternoon with highs in the mid 60s. then the weather does settle down considerably midweek. we veal the shine back on wednesday. should be partly cloudy. morning lows near 40. afternoon highs into the mid 60s. then lots of sunshine for thursday with highs near 70. let's check traffic on this monday morning. jerry, how is it look sng. >> good morning to you. good morning everyone. looking good a
across west virginia and into the ohio valley. that area of low pressure is going to be coming down our way later on today, and before that we may see a little sun this morning. but overall, a cloudy day, some showers by midday and then perhaps some afternoon thunderstorms, some of which may be severe. could produce some hail and damaging winds. that would be from about 3:00 orr 4:00 in the afternoon all the way through perhaps early evening this evening. highs reaching near 70 before then....
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officials say the crab population is up 60% thanks in large part to working with virginia to conserve the fee nail crab in the bay. >> what we saw this year is that those that increase number of adults produce a very healthy spawn, so we had a really good reproduction, a lot of young crabs and still a lot of adult crabs for highest population we have seen in over a decade. >> it's the good news the department of natural resources has been waiting for. yet some of the men working those waterways say they just aren't seeing the same thing. joel d smith is live in churchton this morning with a man whose lively hood is tied to that crab industry. good morning, joel. >> reporter: good morning, patrice. that man is captain bob, evans. he agrees with the but should be an asterisk there because there's something else happening. good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: you got these guys yesterday, right? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: you said that the numbers are right, 60%, they are right but if they're measuring the adults or the little ones there's a big difference. >> absolutely. the small
officials say the crab population is up 60% thanks in large part to working with virginia to conserve the fee nail crab in the bay. >> what we saw this year is that those that increase number of adults produce a very healthy spawn, so we had a really good reproduction, a lot of young crabs and still a lot of adult crabs for highest population we have seen in over a decade. >> it's the good news the department of natural resources has been waiting for. yet some of the men working...
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. >>> rescue teams headed back into a west virginia mine early this morning to continue looking for four missing miners. the rescuers had to evacuate the mine last night because of dangerous gases. crews drilled a hole into the mine to help release some of those gases. >> you have to make decisions that are conscious decision inside the best interest of the rescue workers because we can't put them at risk, either. >> so far 25 miners died in the explosion on monday. hopes of finding the four remaining miners alive is looking grim. >>> friends and family members of the miners are outraged over a group planning to protest outside of the site. members of the west borough baptist church say desasters like these happens because of maryland's tolerance of the gays. they made headlines after protesting the funeral of a marijuana killed in iraq. people in the west virginia town want the church members gone. >> they are after them right now and they're going to come down here and protest it, saying that you know, that god you know killed them guys. no. they better take their ass back to texas. th
. >>> rescue teams headed back into a west virginia mine early this morning to continue looking for four missing miners. the rescuers had to evacuate the mine last night because of dangerous gases. crews drilled a hole into the mine to help release some of those gases. >> you have to make decisions that are conscious decision inside the best interest of the rescue workers because we can't put them at risk, either. >> so far 25 miners died in the explosion on monday. hopes...
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. >>> box two, breaking news from west virginia. what they're trying to figure out did remaining miners make it to a safe room. box number 3. he tried to sneak a smoke on a plane then joked about setting his shoes on fire. by the way, he was headed to visit a convicted al qaeda terrorist. some lawmakers want that diplomat to pay for the cost of the security scare. pj crowley joins us on a very busy day on "studio b" unless breaking news changes everything. he's been a supreme court justice since 1975. the oldest, longest serving member justice stevens is retiring. another high stakes political battle to fill his seat. stevens is the leader of the liberal bloc and president obama is certain to dominate another liberal to take his place. when he was put in, the word from ford was he wanted somebody with the best judicial mind and came up with stevens. now president obama wants someone very similar. the president is considering ten people at potential nominees. >> i view the process of selecting a supreme court nominee among my most se
. >>> box two, breaking news from west virginia. what they're trying to figure out did remaining miners make it to a safe room. box number 3. he tried to sneak a smoke on a plane then joked about setting his shoes on fire. by the way, he was headed to visit a convicted al qaeda terrorist. some lawmakers want that diplomat to pay for the cost of the security scare. pj crowley joins us on a very busy day on "studio b" unless breaking news changes everything. he's been a supreme...
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this is hln "news and views" and i'm virginia cha. a tornado slashed throughputs of mississippi today leaving a huge path of destruction. the associated press reporting at least two people are dead and a town reports as many as 30 home s destroyed. it hit the towns of valley park, yazoo city and durant and we are hearing that some people were trapped inside some of those structures. aside from the reports of the two deaths, we do not know at this point how many people were hurt. the storm was generated by a powerful system across the central united states today. tornado watches are up from southern illinois south to alabama. >>> our ireporters are sending us pictures of the storm that's moving across the southeast. this video was sent in by ireporter kathy cozad just south of memphis, tennessee. she said the hail was a bit bigger than a golf ball. she says the storm was moiz si but that it didn't feel threatening. >>> rescuers have suspended their search for 11 oil rig work earls missing in the gulf of mexico. now, the coast guard say
this is hln "news and views" and i'm virginia cha. a tornado slashed throughputs of mississippi today leaving a huge path of destruction. the associated press reporting at least two people are dead and a town reports as many as 30 home s destroyed. it hit the towns of valley park, yazoo city and durant and we are hearing that some people were trapped inside some of those structures. aside from the reports of the two deaths, we do not know at this point how many people were hurt. the...
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city of west virginia, there has been an explosion. it was this afternoon at the upper big branch south mine. it has left seven miners dead, 19 miners unaccounted for. one injured miner is reportedly in intensive care tonight, and the charleston area medical center says it is preparing for more patients. rescue efforts reportedly in full effect this hours a family members gather for news at the nearby whitesville elementary school. this mine is operated by performance coal company. performance coal company is a subsidiary of a larger company called massey energy. massey is actually the largest coal producer in central ap lash sha. five rescue teams from massey and conso are on the scene, as well as from the miners health, safety and training. the upper big branch south mine has extra oxygen stashed on escape routes underground. they also reportedly have air-tight refuge chambers that are supposed to be able to keep trapped miners alive for up to four days. if they are underground and can't get out. joining us by phone is ken ward, jr.,
city of west virginia, there has been an explosion. it was this afternoon at the upper big branch south mine. it has left seven miners dead, 19 miners unaccounted for. one injured miner is reportedly in intensive care tonight, and the charleston area medical center says it is preparing for more patients. rescue efforts reportedly in full effect this hours a family members gather for news at the nearby whitesville elementary school. this mine is operated by performance coal company. performance...
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jonathan seare, fox news. >>> an economic boost for virginia. northrup grumman is moving its headquarters to the commonwealth. the ceo is looking into two locations. one near dulles airport and the other in crystal city near the pentagon. they are currently employing 300 people at their corporate head quarters in los angeles. >>> and if you are looking for work, you can check out our job shop on myfoxdc.com. and our job of the day is at the aga con organization. they are a nonprofit looking to alleviating poverty in africa and asia. looking for an administrative assistant. for more on this job and many others, go to myfoxdc.com and click on the job shop tab on the top of the home page. >>> we are remembering dr. dorothy hight today. >> today mourners can attend a public viewing. she passed away last week at the age of 98 and sherry ly is live in northwest with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, allison and steve. the viewing you mentioned is going to take place here at the national council for negro women. her casket is expected to a
jonathan seare, fox news. >>> an economic boost for virginia. northrup grumman is moving its headquarters to the commonwealth. the ceo is looking into two locations. one near dulles airport and the other in crystal city near the pentagon. they are currently employing 300 people at their corporate head quarters in los angeles. >>> and if you are looking for work, you can check out our job shop on myfoxdc.com. and our job of the day is at the aga con organization. they are a...
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>> virginia. >> both of you? >> that is our hometown. i have lived with the yankees for longer. >> what was the family like? where did you get the music experience? >> both of our parents are musicians, but amateurs. music has always been around the house. michael is an accomplished pianist and plays the drums and has a degree in recording. i play the piano and drums as well. andrew and sarah both play the guitar. music was around a lot. we toured as a band for years before we got into the online video. >> for years? >> several decades actually. >> how far did you go? >> several miles. >> we made it to south dakota. you could only say half of the states. >> junky einstein -- who invented that name? >> i think that i did. it is all a haze these days. he reminded us of albert einstein, but instead of using his genius for good, he used it for pleasure by pleasuring himself with illegal drugs. we called him "junky einstein." >> he first appeared in our second video as a character and we refered to him as junky einstein. when he was in other
>> virginia. >> both of you? >> that is our hometown. i have lived with the yankees for longer. >> what was the family like? where did you get the music experience? >> both of our parents are musicians, but amateurs. music has always been around the house. michael is an accomplished pianist and plays the drums and has a degree in recording. i play the piano and drums as well. andrew and sarah both play the guitar. music was around a lot. we toured as a band for...
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that is in the commonwealth of virginia. here is the front page, a strong first quarter is another sign of a rebound in the u.s. auto industry. later, a look at obesity. the first lady's campaign to end of the city in the next generation, and also the ceo of spirit airlines as "washington journal" continues. >> good morning. the topics on the sunday shows will include the economy, immigration, the midterm elections, and as we have said, financial regulatory reform. it comes up for a key test vote in the senate tomorrow. the key guests on the "meet the press" include senator dodd, and the ranking republican senator shelby. on "this week" the white house correspondent speaks with the white house economic adviser. and, senate banking committee's brown from ohio, and tennessee republican bob corker. the guest on fox news sunday hosted by chris wallace include senate republican leader mitch mcconnell and co-chairs of the national commission on fiscal responsibility and reform. on "face the nation" bob talks with the national econ
that is in the commonwealth of virginia. here is the front page, a strong first quarter is another sign of a rebound in the u.s. auto industry. later, a look at obesity. the first lady's campaign to end of the city in the next generation, and also the ceo of spirit airlines as "washington journal" continues. >> good morning. the topics on the sunday shows will include the economy, immigration, the midterm elections, and as we have said, financial regulatory reform. it comes up...
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jon: steve centanni, montcoal, west virginia, thank you steve. jane: this morning the president is saying he's confident that the united states senate will ratify the new arms reduction treaty with russia. president obama and the president of russia signed that agreement in prague today. mr. obama says this new treaty sets a foundation for even more cuts to come. let's get to our senior white house correspondent major garrett, traveling with the president in prak. ny -- in prague. why is the president so confident? >> the white house has conveniently put together the votes showing 93 votes or more, but pass may not always be -- it's been an a while since they took on the arms race agreement since 1991. there was an agreement in 2002 with putin but that not require ratification and the senate is much different than it was in the early '90s and the white house has conceded this treatment will not be approved or ratified by august of this year, meaning it will have to be debated and voted on in the heat of the election, in november or sometime there
jon: steve centanni, montcoal, west virginia, thank you steve. jane: this morning the president is saying he's confident that the united states senate will ratify the new arms reduction treaty with russia. president obama and the president of russia signed that agreement in prague today. mr. obama says this new treaty sets a foundation for even more cuts to come. let's get to our senior white house correspondent major garrett, traveling with the president in prak. ny -- in prague. why is the...
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we are live this morning on the farm, specifically bay haven farm in roundhill, virginia. because there is this whole big trend for restaurants to serve food locally. and this is a farm providing just that for an area restaurant and so this morning we're going to check in with the chicks. we're collecting these special eggs and talk about the difference between something that is organic and something grown lokely -- locally and which is better. and so we'll actually show you the difference between these eggs and the eggs you might buy in the grocery store and then one of fox 5 morning news steven lucas chef from wildfire will join us out here this morning. wildfire is a chain restaurant and it is also focusing on using local foods and so he'll take our eggs and see what kind of breakfast he can whip up. >> thank you, holly. we'll see you later on that. >>> that will do it for the 6:00 hour. allison is joining steve nor the next few hours to get us through this monday. >> good morning to all of you. >>> coming up, getting tough on illegal immigration and being done with con
we are live this morning on the farm, specifically bay haven farm in roundhill, virginia. because there is this whole big trend for restaurants to serve food locally. and this is a farm providing just that for an area restaurant and so this morning we're going to check in with the chicks. we're collecting these special eggs and talk about the difference between something that is organic and something grown lokely -- locally and which is better. and so we'll actually show you the difference...
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three-year period ofti dropped o number four hawaiian north dakota are the top two followed by west virginia then alaska and the mississippi. we also calculate how much each member of congress has received and the number of earmarks they have requested number one was senator cochran then of following senator in a way of a wide and mississippi and michigan former committee chairmen byrd and west virginia with 292 million and in the house congressmen pomeroy came in first followed closely by the two representatives from hawaii act 147 and 138 million respectively they were followed by republican and former committee chairman bill young from florida and stephanie -- from south dakota who came in with $118 billion as people add up the numbers they will match when the individual members are calculated for multiple projects more than one member ask for a project is in our database. several other oink awards held bent on earmarking award 10 million to the national institute for home town security courtesy of congressman rogers of kentucky it is to organize the higher education institution to get mo
three-year period ofti dropped o number four hawaiian north dakota are the top two followed by west virginia then alaska and the mississippi. we also calculate how much each member of congress has received and the number of earmarks they have requested number one was senator cochran then of following senator in a way of a wide and mississippi and michigan former committee chairmen byrd and west virginia with 292 million and in the house congressmen pomeroy came in first followed closely by the...
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former virginia governor tim kaine is chairman of the democratic national committee and "time" magazine mark halprin, co-author of "game change." his latest column is about president obama and the 2010 election. gentlemen, thank you for joining us. governor, it's important to have you. i want you to respond to this statement made by rush limbaugh today. what rush was doing was responding to what we just saw. president obama calling for the young people and minorities and women especially to get out and vote this year. here is rush. let's listen. >> we have to reconnect young people, african-americans, latinos, women for 2010 in a video put out by the dnc over the weekend. this is the regime at its racist best. what's the regime doing? it's asking blacks and latinos to join him in a fight. what is a campaign if not a fight? he's asking young people, african-americans, latinos and women to reconnect to fight who? who's this fight against? >> there you have it. the tribalism has been encouraged there by rush and what do you make of it, governor? he says the president is a racist basically
former virginia governor tim kaine is chairman of the democratic national committee and "time" magazine mark halprin, co-author of "game change." his latest column is about president obama and the 2010 election. gentlemen, thank you for joining us. governor, it's important to have you. i want you to respond to this statement made by rush limbaugh today. what rush was doing was responding to what we just saw. president obama calling for the young people and minorities and...
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mining has a long and proud history in west virginia. for many families and communities it's not just a way to make a living, it's a way of life. the jobs they do in these mines help bring heat and electricity to millions of americans. it's a profession that's not without risks and danger. and the workers and their families know that. but their government and their employers know that they owe it to these families to do everything possible to insure their safety when they go to work each day. when i was in the senate i supported the efforts of senator byrd and rockefeller to try to improve mine safety, but it's clear more needs to be done. that's why i asked my secretary of labor and the head of mine safety and health administration to give me a preliminary report next week on what went wrong and why it went wrong so badly so we can take the stems to prevent such accidents in the future. because mining is a tradition often passed down through generations. it's not uncommon for an entire family to choose this time of work and it's not unc
mining has a long and proud history in west virginia. for many families and communities it's not just a way to make a living, it's a way of life. the jobs they do in these mines help bring heat and electricity to millions of americans. it's a profession that's not without risks and danger. and the workers and their families know that. but their government and their employers know that they owe it to these families to do everything possible to insure their safety when they go to work each day....
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the gentleman from virginia. mr. connolly: i thank my friend from tennessee for his kind words. and i now am pleased to recognize our colleague and friend from minnesota, ms. mccollum, for four minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from minnesota is recognized for four minutes. ms. mccollum: mr. speaker, today i rise to remember the victims of the attack on the alfred p. murrah building in oklahoma city, oklahoma, that killed 160 people. this man viewed the federal government as such a threat it justified mass murder. i applaud my colleague from oklahoma for her resolution because it serves as a reminder that right-wing anti-government extremist groups are on the rise today. only two weeks ago members of the so-called christian militia in michigan were arrested by the f.b.i. for plotting to kill law enforcement officers in the hopes of inciting an anti-government uprising. a national civil rights organization has documented a growing number of hate groups in america, and states, quote, they are driven larg
the gentleman from virginia. mr. connolly: i thank my friend from tennessee for his kind words. and i now am pleased to recognize our colleague and friend from minnesota, ms. mccollum, for four minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from minnesota is recognized for four minutes. ms. mccollum: mr. speaker, today i rise to remember the victims of the attack on the alfred p. murrah building in oklahoma city, oklahoma, that killed 160 people. this man viewed the federal government as such...
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. >>> massey energy says now it has identified 11 victims of the west virginia mine explosion and has recovered the bodies of seven. the company continuing to face major scrutiny days after that major accident. hampton pearson joins us with the latest. >> while the rescue effort goes on in west virginia, massey energy is under fire from both wall street and organized labor. with the labor department just announcing a special team to investigate the explosion. in addition to the 10% hit the stock took yesterday, massey shares are losing more ground today. s&p is saying it might cut massey's bond rating already three ratings below investment grade because the mine disaster might trigger regulatory scrutiny. it is estimated it could lose $50 million in earning due to lost production at the west virginia mine. the coal mining giant continues to come under fire for its safety record at the upper big branch mine. today afl-cio omanager weighing in saying "massey mine and its ceo don blankenship have been cited for over 450 safety violations. massey paid over $1 million in fines in the past
. >>> massey energy says now it has identified 11 victims of the west virginia mine explosion and has recovered the bodies of seven. the company continuing to face major scrutiny days after that major accident. hampton pearson joins us with the latest. >> while the rescue effort goes on in west virginia, massey energy is under fire from both wall street and organized labor. with the labor department just announcing a special team to investigate the explosion. in addition to the...
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the governor of west virginia. here he is. then i want to give it back to you, sir. you know what you're talking about. >> i can't sit here and make any excuse nor do i intend to. i can only tell you when the investigation's completed and these people do their job and they give us the findings and there's anything at all that could have been preventible that would give us the indication that something's out of kilter or out of whack, if you will, we'll pass -- if legislation is needed we'll pass it immediately. >> accidents happen in every part of life. airplanes crash, trains crash, cars crash. people do all kinds of things that just don't work. is mine safety perfectible, sir? >> i don't know if anything in life is perfectible. certainly, we can do a lot better than this. the thing we have to realize, though, is having strong legislation is important. having good enforcement is important, but the main thing we have to do is empower those miners. the men and women who work in the mines every day have to feel assured that they can do those things that make their job
the governor of west virginia. here he is. then i want to give it back to you, sir. you know what you're talking about. >> i can't sit here and make any excuse nor do i intend to. i can only tell you when the investigation's completed and these people do their job and they give us the findings and there's anything at all that could have been preventible that would give us the indication that something's out of kilter or out of whack, if you will, we'll pass -- if legislation is needed...
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here's the president saying as part of his mix, let's do some drilling off of virginia, florida, alaska. what does that mean political which? why is he out there saying let's drill. >> because democrats have been losing independent voters by 60 to 40% in the last two or three elections we've done exit polling in. and the president understands that 63% of americans think we need to do more to explore offshore reserves. it's not just oil that's going to be drilled for. it's natural gas. and you know -- >> which is clean. >> which is clean. and there's nobody in america who thinks that fossil fuels are going to go away even as we try to become -- >> this is a smart, down-the-middle thing, do you agree? >> absolutely. smart move politically, not only for the reason that steve laid out. but he needs to do this now if he has any hope of picking up moderate republicans to support his cap-and-trade legislation and as we head into summer, gas prices spike. if he wasn't doing something to show that he was alleviating the supply-and-problem that causes the fluctuation, he'd have a huge political t
here's the president saying as part of his mix, let's do some drilling off of virginia, florida, alaska. what does that mean political which? why is he out there saying let's drill. >> because democrats have been losing independent voters by 60 to 40% in the last two or three elections we've done exit polling in. and the president understands that 63% of americans think we need to do more to explore offshore reserves. it's not just oil that's going to be drilled for. it's natural gas. and...